Initially made contact with fandom through StellarCon, the convention of UNC-Greensboro's Science Fiction/Fantasy Federation (better known as SF-Cubed or Scubed), he quickly began volunteering, initially in the game room, and eventually in other roles, leading him to chair StellarCon 33. Through StellarCon's bid to host DeepSouthCon 46, he became involved in Southern Fandom, and served as president of the Southern Fandom Confederation from 2008 to 2012. He was also a member of SFPA for a while following this initial contact. Through the SFC, he learned of Worldcon, attending beginning at Denvention 3, and became a regular at the WSFS Business Meeting.